Roberto Biffi
Encyclopedia
Roberto Biffi is a former Italian
football
er in the role of centre back
, who lastly worked as an assistant manager for Bulgarian A PFG club Botev Plovdiv.
youth system, Biffi made his professional debut with the rossoneri during their 1982-1983 Serie B
season, scoring a total of four first team caps.
He then played for several Serie B
and C
teams before joining Palermo
in 1988. He served a total of eleven seasons, all between Serie B
and Serie C1
, with the rosanero, often captaining his side. He left Palermo in 1999 at the age of 34, after 319 appearances with the Sicilian side which made him the player with the highest number of appearances with the rosanero jersey. He retired in 2005 after two seasons with Sanremese
, without having ever played a single Serie A
match.
team Sanremese
. He was however sacked only a few months later, on November, following a string of poor results. He then started the 2008–09 season serving as head coach of Savona
, another Ligurian Serie D team, but was fired on September 2008 after only six games, in which he managed to achieve only four points. He also briefly worked as an assistant coach for Bulgarian Botev Plovdiv in 2009.
Italy
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football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
er in the role of centre back
Defender (football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....
, who lastly worked as an assistant manager for Bulgarian A PFG club Botev Plovdiv.
Player
A tough defender formed in the AC MilanA.C. Milan
Associazione Calcio Milan, commonly referred to as A.C. Milan or simply Milan , is a professional Italian football club based in Milan, Lombardy, that plays in the Serie A. Milan was founded in 1899 by English lace-maker Herbert Kilpin and businessman Alfred Edwards among others...
youth system, Biffi made his professional debut with the rossoneri during their 1982-1983 Serie B
Serie B
Serie B, currently named Serie bwin due to sponsorship reasons, is the second-highest division in the Italian football league system after the Serie A. It is contested by 22 teams and organized by the Lega Serie B since July 2010, after the split of Lega Calcio that previously took care of both the...
season, scoring a total of four first team caps.
He then played for several Serie B
Serie B
Serie B, currently named Serie bwin due to sponsorship reasons, is the second-highest division in the Italian football league system after the Serie A. It is contested by 22 teams and organized by the Lega Serie B since July 2010, after the split of Lega Calcio that previously took care of both the...
and C
Serie C
The Lega Italiana Calcio Professionistico , commonly known as Lega Pro , is the governing body that runs the third and fourth highest football divisions in Italy, the Prima Divisione and Seconda Divisione respectively. It also includes the sole professional club of San Marino...
teams before joining Palermo
U.S. Città di Palermo
Unione Sportiva Città di Palermo is an Italian football club from Palermo, Sicily which currently plays in Serie A, the top level of Italian football. Formed in 1900 as Anglo Panormitan Athletic and Football Club, the club had various names before assuming its final form in 1987 and is currently...
in 1988. He served a total of eleven seasons, all between Serie B
Serie B
Serie B, currently named Serie bwin due to sponsorship reasons, is the second-highest division in the Italian football league system after the Serie A. It is contested by 22 teams and organized by the Lega Serie B since July 2010, after the split of Lega Calcio that previously took care of both the...
and Serie C1
Serie C1
Lega Pro Prima Divisione is the name of the third highest football league in Italy. It consists of 36 teams, divided geographically into two divisions of 18 teams each. Until 2008 it was known as Serie C1....
, with the rosanero, often captaining his side. He left Palermo in 1999 at the age of 34, after 319 appearances with the Sicilian side which made him the player with the highest number of appearances with the rosanero jersey. He retired in 2005 after two seasons with Sanremese
U.S. Sanremese Calcio
Unione Sportiva Sanremese Calcio 1904 commonly referred to as U.S. Sanremese Calcio or simply Sanremese is an Italian association football club, based in Sanremo, Liguria.The team in season 2010-11 plays in Lega Pro Seconda Divisione group A....
, without having ever played a single Serie A
Serie A
Serie A , now called Serie A TIM due to sponsorship by Telecom Italia, is a professional league competition for football clubs located at the top of the Italian football league system and has been operating for over eighty years since 1929. It had been organized by Lega Calcio until 2010, but a new...
match.
Coach
In the summer of 2007, Roberto Biffi started a coaching career, being appointed at the helm of Serie DSerie D
Serie D is the top level of the Italian non-professional football association called Lega Nazionale Dilettanti. The association represents over a million football players and thousands of football teams across Italy. Serie D ranks just below Lega Pro Seconda Divisione , and is thus considered the...
team Sanremese
U.S. Sanremese Calcio
Unione Sportiva Sanremese Calcio 1904 commonly referred to as U.S. Sanremese Calcio or simply Sanremese is an Italian association football club, based in Sanremo, Liguria.The team in season 2010-11 plays in Lega Pro Seconda Divisione group A....
. He was however sacked only a few months later, on November, following a string of poor results. He then started the 2008–09 season serving as head coach of Savona
Savona 1907 F.B.C.
Savona 1907 Foot-Ball Club is an Italian football club located in Savona, Liguria.It currently plays in Lega Pro Seconda Divisione.-U.S. Savona Calcio:The club was founded in 1907 as Unione Sportiva Savona Calcio....
, another Ligurian Serie D team, but was fired on September 2008 after only six games, in which he managed to achieve only four points. He also briefly worked as an assistant coach for Bulgarian Botev Plovdiv in 2009.